The young pupils at Toftwood Infant School are being inspired to become scientists of the future thanks to the dedication of their teachers who have committed to developing the school’s science teaching and learning.

Now, not only is the school providing its young pupils with the building blocks to potential futures in science, but it has also been given a nationally recognised qualification.

The school has recieved a Primary Science Quality Mark Silver Award which recognises its hard work and commitment to developing its science provision.

The award is recommended by the members of the science community and Ofsted. It helps schools to evaluate, strengthen and celebrate their science teaching as well as enabling schools to work with each other to share expertise.

The aim is to raise the profile of science in primary schools and celebrate excellence.

To achieve the award the staff at Toftwood Infant School worked with the pupils’ parents as well as staff and students at Neatherd and Northgate High Schools in Dereham and invited a range of visitors in to enhance the children’s learning and experiences in science.

As a result the children, who range from the ages of four to seven, are more aware of science as a standalone subject in school but also as a possible career they could go into later in life.

One child said: “When I am older I would like to have my own laboratory and be a scientist!”